School Holidays & Public Holidays 2019-2020

What are the dates of French holidays and school holidays? The answers to all your questions are here, area-by-area.

Public holidays

Traditionally, France has 10 public holidays per year. Schools, public services, banks and shops are usually closed on these days.

Here is the list:

1 January: New Year’s Day

1 May: Labour Day

8 May: VE Day

Easter Monday

Ascension Day

14 July: Bastille Day

15 August: Assumption Day

1 November: All Saints’ Day

11 November: Armistice Day

25 December: Christmas Day

School holidays

France is divided into three school zones: A, B and C. The start of the school year, the All Saints’ holidays, the Christmas holidays and the start of the summer holidays are the same in all three zones.Nouvelle-Aquitaine is in Zone A

● Back to school for students
Term begins: Monday 2 September 2019
● All Saints’ holidays
Term ends: Saturday 19 October 2019
Term begins: Monday 4 November 2019
● Christmas holidays
Term ends: Saturday 21 December 2019
Term begins: Monday 6 January 2020
● Winter holidays
Term ends: Saturday 22 February 2020
Term begins: Monday 9 March 2020
● Spring holidays
Term ends: Saturday 18 April 2020
Term begins: Monday 9 March 2020
● Summer holidays
Term ends: Saturday 4 July 2019

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